Ah. I was wondering if the alert would go away, once I deleted. Sorry about that.
I wrote something that I later felt embarrassed by. Basically, I don’t want to actively portray myself as the entitled person that I am, dismissing ppl’s fears about the virus, (namely my MIL). She’s older and lives close to other ppl, though she has her own place and there’s personal space. I wrote something like it’s not as if she lives in a forest and needs to make fire.
And how the SO’s way of comforting her (with all sincerity) is to say, it’s not like you’re 25. You’ve lived a full life.
Alas, that is not going to reassure anyone.
My MIL is a cancer survivor, raising two boys on her own after her husband died of cancer. I am sometimes perplexed that she did those obviously heroic things yet she can feel paralyzed by how she should feed herself through this pandemic. (My view is, feed yourself what you always feed yourself.) She usually eats little things from the grocery store that require simple prep.
Anyways, TMI, I know. I felt guilty. We Asians are supposed to respect our elders. I ought to be nicer, esp what she’s been through.
I hope your day is problem-free!
